Tanuku railway station explained

Tanuku
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Tanuku, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Map Type:India Andhra Pradesh#India
Coordinates:16.752°N 81.6727°W
Owned:South Central Railways
Operator:Indian Railways
Line:Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line
Platforms:3
Tracks:2 broad gauge
Structure:Standard (on ground)
Parking:Available
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map

Tanuku railway station (station code: TNKU[1]), provides rail connectivity to the city of Tanuku in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway Zone.[2]

Classification

In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Tanuku is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) railway station. Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–5 category station earns between – crore and handles passengers.[3]

Amenities

SCR recently installed Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVM)s in this station. This station also has a First class waiting room,Free Safe drinking water. Free Wifi hotspots are being considered[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Distances in kilometers between stations on the Bhimavaram Jn. – Tanuku section . Indian Railways . 30 April 2019 . 9 . PDF . 12 September 2009 . 14 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) . Portal of Indian Railways . 23 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Categorization of Railway Stations . Press Information Bureau . 20 May 2019 . 21 March 2018.
  4. News: SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations.